hope springs eternal in a glass half-empty

September 24, 2008

Edited to Say ...

I just removed the post from September 16th with the link to the Obama Waffles - which I initially found amusing, because I must've been feeling a bit mean that day - because I decided I don't want to be "that way" during this election. Or ANY election. Or at any time during LIFE IN GENERAL, if I'm being honest. That's not who I am, or who I want to be.

That website wasn't funny; it was in poor taste and mean-spirited, and I don't want to be one of "Those People". I don't want to be the kind of person who makes fun of the other candidates or makes rude comments about the other candidates, or mocks other people because they choose to support Candidate A over Candidate B. Disagree with people, yes, but be an asshole about it? No. It's just not right. It's not nice. It's not Christian, and if nothing else, I'm really striving to be a better Christian right now more than anything else.

Besides, I'm sure the candidates themselves will be nasty enough towards each other, so we don't really need to get into the mix.

So to all my Obama-supporting friends and readers, I apologize for any offense that website might've caused. I don't support your candidate, but I do support your right to choose who you want to vote for for President of this country, and I will sincerely try to not to be an asshole anymore this election season.

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Edited to Say ...

I just removed the post from September 16th with the link to the Obama Waffles - which I initially found amusing, because I must've been feeling a bit mean that day - because I decided I don't want to be "that way" during this election. Or ANY election. Or at any time during LIFE IN GENERAL, if I'm being honest. That's not who I am, or who I want to be.

That website wasn't funny; it was in poor taste and mean-spirited, and I don't want to be one of "Those People". I don't want to be the kind of person who makes fun of the other candidates or makes rude comments about the other candidates, or mocks other people because they choose to support Candidate A over Candidate B. Disagree with people, yes, but be an asshole about it? No. It's just not right. It's not nice. It's not Christian, and if nothing else, I'm really striving to be a better Christian right now more than anything else.

Besides, I'm sure the candidates themselves will be nasty enough towards each other, so we don't really need to get into the mix.

So to all my Obama-supporting friends and readers, I apologize for any offense that website might've caused. I don't support your candidate, but I do support your right to choose who you want to vote for for President of this country, and I will sincerely try to not to be an asshole anymore this election season.